IOM Summary

The Institute Of Medicine (IOM) established by National Academy of Sciences is designed to advise the federal government of United States on matters concerning medical care, education and research. With the passing of health care legislation called Affordable Care Act, (ACA) which focuses on making primary and preventative care more affordable to diverse population of United States, the health care system is provided with the opportunity to transform the care delivery by providing a higher quality and patient-centered services. Responding to the need to transform the health care system, the IOM co-joined with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to create Initiative on the Future of Nursing in the year 2010 and came up with a nursing practice model.
The IOM report recommends that “nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training” (IOM, 2010). It acknowledges the need for nurses to take
Health care system requires nurses who can team up and collaborate effectively with leaders from other health care professionals, serving as strong advocates for clients and involving themselves in making decisions concerning how to improve the delivery of care. The committee also stated that in other to occupy the leadership roles, nurses must perceive policies at local or national level as something that they can help amend and revise to increase quality and value of care and to ensure delivery of care is patient-centered. They encourage nurses to enroll in leadership programs in quest to develop leadership skills so as to work independently with patients and their families especially in homes and community